JFerguson
13th September 2002, 03:52
I typically generate SVCDS 1 disc at a time (see "Some Hint" under Q46 in the FAQ) when feasible. This is basically to get a clean break (i.e., chapters) between discs.
I've noticed just recently that this may result in a few missing seconds in the first discs of a series (disc 1 of 2 or discs 1,2 of 3).
I see that this was brought up in prior threads. Here are two:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18972 http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16340
Is this currently a recognized limitation of the software? Any comments on this are appreciated...
Here's a log snapshot from my second disc of Black Hawk Down (3 disc rip). This one appeared to be missing maybe a second, two at most. Also, the .MPV file appears to be complete:
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- 9/5/2002 3:19:15 AM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
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Initializing
Initializing finished.
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- 9/5/2002 3:19:15 AM
- Free on drive D: 17492.73 mb
- Restarting from: From the start
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- 9/5/2002 3:19:16 AM
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI
Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX
Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[D:\mBHD2\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[D:\mBHD2\VTS_01_1.vob,D:\mBHD2\VTS_01_2.vob,D:\mBHD2\VTS_01_3.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Force Film activated!
Framerate: 23976
DVD2AVI processing done.
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- 9/5/2002 3:20:38 AM
- Free on drive D: 17492.02 mb
- Extracting the subtitles.
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Subtitle extraction finished. Extracted these subtitles:
SVCD Stream no: 1 Language: English Num. of subs: 489
Saving Subtitles ini file
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- 9/5/2002 3:23:37 AM
- Free on drive D: 17487.19 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: D:\mBHD2\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: -42 ms
Audio extraction finished.
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- 9/5/2002 3:25:56 AM
- Free on drive D: 17328.21 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Converting Audio to MP2. Filename: D:\mBHD2\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "D:\mBHD2\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "D:\mBHD2\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "D:\mBHD2\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -g max ) -ota( -d -42 ) -ssrc( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s )
Audio conversion of D:\mBHD2\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.
Audio conversion finished.
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- 9/5/2002 3:43:10 AM
- Free on drive D: 17260.08 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 833934864
AudioSectors: 72576196
VideoPAPO: 11793852
ScanOffsetBytes: 85640
SeqAligningBytes: 5442923
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 2026528
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 742009720.40
Seconds: 2983.60
CalcMPEGStream: 742009720.40
Frames: 71367
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 792.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 71367
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 4
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 300
Max. bitrate: 2530
Avg. Bitrate: 1989
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)
---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\SIMPLE~1\SIMPLE~1.DLL")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec.dll")
mpeg2source("D:\mBHD2\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
SimpleResize(480,360)
AddBorders(0,60,0,60)
ResampleAudio(44100)
----AVS End----
Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 1.030
Video Encoding finished.
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- 9/5/2002 7:45:19 AM
- Free on drive D: 16537.34 mb
- Video Pulldown
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Executing Pulldown. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\pulldown\pulldown.exe" "D:\mBHD2\Encoded_Video_CCE_NTSC.mpv" "D:\mBHD2\Pulldown_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv"
Video pulldown finished.
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- 9/5/2002 7:47:55 AM
- Free on drive D: 15831.55 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 9/5/2002 7:47:57 AM
- Free on drive D: 15831.55 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 9/5/2002 7:47:59 AM
- Free on drive D: 15831.55 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 0
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 0 seconds
Cut point: 792 mb
Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "D:\mBHD2\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.
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- 9/5/2002 7:51:48 AM
- Free on drive D: 15039.84 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: D:\mBHD2\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
2975.765 seconds D:\mBHD2\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing finished.
Saving Subtitle Timecodes.
SVCD subtitles.
Length of D:\mBHD2\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
2975
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- 9/5/2002 7:52:26 AM
- Free on drive D: 15039.47 mb
- Multiplexing SVCD Subtitles
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Muxing English subtitles, CD 1
Executing SubMux. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\WinSubMux\WinSubMux.exe" -s0 "D:\mBHD2\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg" "D:\mBHD2\Subs\en1-1.sub" "D:\mBHD2\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed00.mpg"
Muxing subtitles finished
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- 9/5/2002 7:54:15 AM
- Free on drive D: 14244.48 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 10
CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin
Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="D:\mBHD2\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="D:\mBHD2\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "D:\mBHD2\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml"
CD-Image creation finished.
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- 9/5/2002 7:56:51 AM
- Free on drive D: 13439.02 mb
- SVCD Creation finished!
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I've noticed just recently that this may result in a few missing seconds in the first discs of a series (disc 1 of 2 or discs 1,2 of 3).
I see that this was brought up in prior threads. Here are two:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18972 http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16340
Is this currently a recognized limitation of the software? Any comments on this are appreciated...
Here's a log snapshot from my second disc of Black Hawk Down (3 disc rip). This one appeared to be missing maybe a second, two at most. Also, the .MPV file appears to be complete:
--------------------------------------------------------
- 9/5/2002 3:19:15 AM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.9 build 3
--------------------------------------------------------
Initializing
Initializing finished.
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- 9/5/2002 3:19:15 AM
- Free on drive D: 17492.73 mb
- Restarting from: From the start
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- 9/5/2002 3:19:16 AM
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI
Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX
Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[D:\mBHD2\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[D:\mBHD2\VTS_01_1.vob,D:\mBHD2\VTS_01_2.vob,D:\mBHD2\VTS_01_3.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Force Film activated!
Framerate: 23976
DVD2AVI processing done.
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- 9/5/2002 3:20:38 AM
- Free on drive D: 17492.02 mb
- Extracting the subtitles.
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Subtitle extraction finished. Extracted these subtitles:
SVCD Stream no: 1 Language: English Num. of subs: 489
Saving Subtitles ini file
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- 9/5/2002 3:23:37 AM
- Free on drive D: 17487.19 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: D:\mBHD2\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: -42 ms
Audio extraction finished.
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- 9/5/2002 3:25:56 AM
- Free on drive D: 17328.21 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Converting Audio to MP2. Filename: D:\mBHD2\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "D:\mBHD2\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "D:\mBHD2\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "D:\mBHD2\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -g max ) -ota( -d -42 ) -ssrc( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s )
Audio conversion of D:\mBHD2\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.
Audio conversion finished.
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- 9/5/2002 3:43:10 AM
- Free on drive D: 17260.08 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
StreamSectors: 833934864
AudioSectors: 72576196
VideoPAPO: 11793852
ScanOffsetBytes: 85640
SeqAligningBytes: 5442923
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 2026528
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 742009720.40
Seconds: 2983.60
CalcMPEGStream: 742009720.40
Frames: 71367
CDSize: 800.00
Cut point 792.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 71367
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 4
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 300
Max. bitrate: 2530
Avg. Bitrate: 1989
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (borders added, encoded as 4:3)
---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\SIMPLE~1\SIMPLE~1.DLL")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\MPEG2Dec\mpeg2dec.dll")
mpeg2source("D:\mBHD2\DVD2AV~1.D2V")
SimpleResize(480,360)
AddBorders(0,60,0,60)
ResampleAudio(44100)
----AVS End----
Closing program
CCE Max Speed: 1.030
Video Encoding finished.
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- 9/5/2002 7:45:19 AM
- Free on drive D: 16537.34 mb
- Video Pulldown
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Executing Pulldown. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\pulldown\pulldown.exe" "D:\mBHD2\Encoded_Video_CCE_NTSC.mpv" "D:\mBHD2\Pulldown_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv"
Video pulldown finished.
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- 9/5/2002 7:47:55 AM
- Free on drive D: 15831.55 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 9/5/2002 7:47:57 AM
- Free on drive D: 15831.55 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 9/5/2002 7:47:59 AM
- Free on drive D: 15831.55 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 0
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 0 seconds
Cut point: 792 mb
Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "D:\mBHD2\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.
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- 9/5/2002 7:51:48 AM
- Free on drive D: 15039.84 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: D:\mBHD2\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
2975.765 seconds D:\mBHD2\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing finished.
Saving Subtitle Timecodes.
SVCD subtitles.
Length of D:\mBHD2\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
2975
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- 9/5/2002 7:52:26 AM
- Free on drive D: 15039.47 mb
- Multiplexing SVCD Subtitles
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Muxing English subtitles, CD 1
Executing SubMux. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\WinSubMux\WinSubMux.exe" -s0 "D:\mBHD2\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg" "D:\mBHD2\Subs\en1-1.sub" "D:\mBHD2\bbMPEG_Muxed_File-subbed00.mpg"
Muxing subtitles finished
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- 9/5/2002 7:54:15 AM
- Free on drive D: 14244.48 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 10
CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin
Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --verbose --cue-file="D:\mBHD2\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="D:\mBHD2\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "D:\mBHD2\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml"
CD-Image creation finished.
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- 9/5/2002 7:56:51 AM
- Free on drive D: 13439.02 mb
- SVCD Creation finished!
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